► 接頭辞
最 [さい] meaning: most rank: 1
☆ 最先端技術 ⇨ The most advanced, state-of-the-art, technology
☆ 最重要の問題 ⇨ The most important issue
More examples:
- 彼等は被害を最小限に食い止めようとしている ⇨ They are trying to contain the damage to the minimum
- 最低の気分だ ⇨ I feel horrible, rotten
- その最高裁判事は支持者から高額の贈り物を受け取っていた ⇨ The supreme court justice has been receiving expensive gifts from his supporters
- この地方の真冬の最低気温は-15度くらいだ ⇨ The lowest temperature in the middle of the winter is about -15C in this region
- 彼女は小説の原案に肉付けをしている最中だ ⇨ She is in the middle of fleshing out the basic idea of her novel
- 最初は全く分からなかったが、ある日突然分かり出した ⇨ I didn’t understand it at all at first, but one day I suddenly started understanding
- 彼は最後の一周でリタイヤしたが完走したものと扱われた ⇨ He retired on the final lap but was treated as completing the race
- 最新の植毛技術 ⇨ The latest hair transplantation technology
- 最近中々眠りにつけない ⇨ Lately I have trouble falling asleep
- 最近似たような事件が頻繁に起こっている ⇨ Recently similar incidents have been happening frequently
- 稚内市は日本の最北端に位置している ⇨ The city of Wakkanai is located at the northernmost of Japan
- 最近は初期の癌は治ることが多い ⇨ Early-stage cancers can be cured more often than not recently
- 最終決定は来週まで持ち越しになった ⇨ The final decision has been postponed until next week
- 計画は最初の一歩を踏み出した ⇨ The project made its first step forward
- 最後まで諦めるな ⇨ Don’t give up until the very last